disco /'diskau; NAmE 'diskou/ {pi. -os) noun 1 (also old-fashioned disco theque) a club, a party, etc. where people dance to recorded pop music MWmMFT ( ^ M ) : disco music/dancing ft / H 0 the

youth club disco If AiRAnPifi$r2 the lights and sound equipment for such an event jfi f4 H ^ £T ft As1 PlRli&ilr

disc og raphy /dis'kngrafi; /Mmf -’ka:g-/ noun {pi. disc- ographies) 1 [C] all of the music that has been performed, written or collected by a particular person; a list of this music ( M A M HI, 6'] M M W ) h1 W53spp 0 ^ 2 [U] the study of musical recordings or collections ^) ®F2t discol or ation {BrE also dis-col our-ation) /.dis.kAla- 'reijn/ noun 1 [U] the process of becoming discoloured ^         ; iS : discoloration caused by the sun ® 0 M 3 | ®

{Hjil-fe 2 [C] a place where sth has become discoloured

dis col our (BrE) {NAmE dis-color) /dis'kAl0(r)/ verb to change colour, or to make the colour of sth change, in a way that makes it look less attractive (  il

•fe: [V] Plastic tends to discolour with age. WLPrfKMtKZ.

il o 0 [VN] The pipes were beginning to rust, discolouring the water. IfTJFilnifeff, 7 dis comfit /dis'kAmfit/ verb [VN] [often passive] {literary) to make sb feel confused or embarrassed ® ^ ; (■£ if it; ittM; ► discomfit ure /dis'kAmfitla(r)/ noun [U]: He was clearly taking delight in her discomfiture.

dis com fort /dis'kAmfat; NAmE -fart/ noun, verb n noun 1 [U] a feeling of slight pain or of being physically uncomfortable g it *1 ; 7 tf IK; 7 it: You will experience some minor discomfort during the treatment.

o abdominal discomfort

2 [U] a feeling of worry or embarrassment 7 A; 7 i H221 unease : John’s presence caused her considerable discomfort.  3 [C]

(formal) something that makes you feel uncomfortable or causes you a slight feeling of pain fife A7£f

m; #*•> m#

mverb [VN] [often passive] {formaI) to make sb feel anxious

or embarrassed ffeTtfllx; ffe7:£; ffejliM; discom pose /.diskam'pauz; NAmE -'pouz/ verb [VN] (formal) to disturb sb and make them feel anxious SL; ffe 7 £; ffe M M SL cnn disconcert, disturb ► dis-com-pos-ure /,diskam'pau3a(r); NAmE -'pou-/ noun [U]

discon cert /,diskan's3:t; NAmE -'S3irt/ verb [VN] to make sb feel anxious, confused or embarrassed ffe 7 ffeSlS; ffeMMI; EEddisturb: His answer rather disconcerted her. ftfelft pij^ffe► dis-con-cert- ed adj.: I was disconcerted to find that everyone else already knew it.           Jfc£,

Mt o dis-con-cert-ing adj. : She had the disconcerting habit of saying exactly what she thought.

disconcertingly

adv.

dis con nect /.diska'nekt/ verb 1 [VN] ~ sth (from sth) to remove a piece of equipment from a supply of gas, water or electricity tO®T ( ‘l&H,       ) : First,

disconnect the boiler from the water mains. 5fc # f* 7jc & Hr Hr ff 0 2 [VN] [usually passive] to officially stop the supply of telephone lines, water, electricity or gas to a building ( feiSIR# ) ;       ( A, fe.

H ) ■ You may be disconnected if you do not pay the bill.      3 [VN] ~ sth (from sth) to

separate sth from sth ffe ft ^ ; ffe Aft &: The ski had become disconnected from the boot.

To 4 [VN] [usually passive] to break the contact between two people who are talking on the telephone ffe (

) tffljfr: We were suddenly disconnected. IfcfTHHlJfe 5 ~ (sb) (from sth) [often passive] to end a connection to the Internet ( 2lN ) Hfr ff : [VN] / keep getting disconnected when I’m online. Jfc Jh N 7 ®r}J^0 0 [V] My computer crashes every time I discon­nect from the Internet.            , i+ % til^^ ^ ~¥L

#lo PH3 connect ► dis-con-nec-tion noun [U, C]

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dis con nect ed /.diska'nektid/ adj. 1 not related to or connected with the things or people around ft $ [ft 5 W ; A A           &T disconnected images/thoughts/

ideas S T A M ® A® S A#: iE 0 I felt disconnected from the world around me.    S

2 (of speech or writing Wr ifi ^ i¥) with the parts not connected in a logical order T 3T St W      W

HE3 DISJOINTED, INCOHERENT dis con so late /dis'kDnsalat; NAmE -'ka:n-/ adj. {formal) very unhappy and disappointed tfcfPGS;

B3C1 dejected ► dis con so late ly adv. dis-con-tent /.diskan'tent/ (also dis-contenbment /.diskan'tentmant/) noun [U, C] ~ (at/over/with sth) a feeling of being unhappy because you are not satisfied with a particular situation; sth that makes you have this feeling ^ ii; A ifit JE.;   HTO dissatis­

faction : There is widespread discontent among the staff at the proposed changes to pay and conditions.

—compare

CONTENTMENT

discontented /.diskan'tentid/ adj. ~ (with sth) unhappy because you are not satisfied with your situation ^ ^ A HT?1 dissatisfied E323

contented ► dis con tent ed ly adv. discon tinue /.diskan'tmju:/ verb 1 to stop doing, using or providing sth, especially sth that you have been doing, using or providing regularly ; ^ih;

T1 Hr: [VN] It was decided to discontinue the treatment after three months.      Isi&A^ih'ipilTo [also V -ing]

2 [VN] [usually passive] to stop making a product #jli, it (   ) : a sale of discontinued china

discon tinu ity /.dis.krmtTnjuiati; NAmE -,ka:nta'nu:-/ noun {pi. -ies) (formal) 1 [U] the state of not being continuous & ft ; T ^ ^ : discontinuity in the children’s education JLitlfcWlKlT^St'ft 2 [C] a break or change in a continuous process 4* Ksfr; |0]     :

Changes in government led to discontinuities in policy. ij& EH3 CONTINUITY

discontinuous /.diskan'tmjuas/ adj. {formal) not continuous; stopping and starting again T %E ^    ; ja]

UKH3C1 intermittent

discord /'diskoid; NAmE -ko:rd/ noun 1 [U] (formal) disagreement; arguing     marital/

family discord   O A note of discord

surfaced during the proceedings. fn W % % o Frau concord — compare harmony(I) 2 [C, U] (music W) a combination of musical notes that do not sound pleasant together dis cord ant /dis'koidant; NAmE -'koird-/ adj. 1 [usually before noun] (formal) not in agreement; combining with other things in a way that is strange or unpleasant A discordant views gcW Mk 2 (°f sounds ^"tf) not sounding pleasant together EQ3 HARMONIOUS

discotheque /'diskatek/ noun {old-fashioned) - DISCO(l)

dis count noun, verb

m noun /'diskaunt/ [C, U] ~ on/off sth an amount of money that is taken off the usual cost of sth ffjfw M reduc­tion : to get/give/offer a discount % 3\ 7 in T / Si $ iff fp 0 discount rates/prices iJH #; Hr fU        0 They’re

offering a 10% discount on all sofas this month. A ft fife ill &&£.1&4ft&L0LtSllpto 0 They were selling every­thing at a discount {= at reduced prices).

0 a discount shop {= one that regularly sells goods at reduced prices) tT tfr M o Do you give any discount? iM"]tJ#T®r?

a verb /dis'kaunt; NAmE also 'diskaunt/ [VN] 1 ~ sth (as sth) (formal) to think or say that sth is not important or not true iAA •••    iftii£ FUJI

dismiss : We cannot discount the possibility of further strikes.  <> The

news reports were being discounted as propaganda. A ill ApJAito 2 to take an amount of money off the usual cost of sth; to sell